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Philippines' 'very good, comprehensive' vaccination plan to be tested in Feb - WHO
World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative Rabindra Abeyasinghe praised the Philippine government's COVID-19 vaccination plan as "very good" and "comprehensive."
Abeyasinghe highlighted that despite the well-crafted plan, challenges are still anticipated during the actual implementation of the vaccination rollout, which is slated to begin in February.
Discussions regarding logistics arrangements have been ongoing between the WHO and the Department of Health (DOH), along with the National Task Force (NTF).
The NTF recently announced the approval and ratification of the Philippine National Deployment and Vaccination Plan for COVID-19 Vaccines.
The plan mandates the NTF, its regional and local counterparts, and vaccination operations centers to implement and adapt the strategy.
Regional COVID-19 vaccination operations centers have been instructed to create "macroplans" for deployment and inoculation, while local centers are tasked with developing "microplans" for the vaccination rollout.
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